Integrated Care

Uses

How it works

Comparisons

Highlighted claims

• The study findings support calls for integrated care rather than fragmented, single-condition services, as physical and mental symptoms reinforced each other and accessing multiple services added burdens. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Researchers should collect comprehensive data on both mental and physical diagnoses in mental health studies, and trial procedures should account for mobility, fatigue, pain, transport, and venue accessibility. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Intervention preference is particularly important for people with MLTCs because their choices are shaped by physical capability and perceived manageability of the modality. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Future research should develop co-produced guidelines with service users to improve accessibility and engagement in community interventions for people with MLTCs. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial